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Philosophical Explanations - Hardcover By Nozick, Robert - Very Good

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ISBN
9780674664487
Publication Year
1981
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Philosophical Explanations
Author
Robert Nozick
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Genre
Philosophy
Item Length
10.9 in
Topic
General
Item Weight
45.9 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
778 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674664485
ISBN-13
9780674664487
eBay Product ID (ePID)
304698

Product Key Features

Book Title
Philosophical Explanations
Number of Pages
778 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
1981
Genre
Philosophy
Author
Robert Nozick
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
45.9 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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LCCN
81-001369
Reviews
Nozick is moved by a splendid passion...His arguments link his explanations to what he is rightly confident of...his vision of a persistent role for philosophy in common life., Toward the end of his talented, diverse...book, Robert Nozick embraces the idea of philosophy as an art form, and of the philosopher as a literary creator who works with ideas...[This book] is as brilliant and exciting as anything in contemporary philosophy., Philosophical Explanations "will attract intelligent people of all backgrounds...Nozick is moved by a splendid passion...His arguments link his explanations to what he is rightly confident of his vision of a persistent role for philosophy in common life., It is not surprising that Nozick has a following. He does not come at the reader with heavy solemnity. His prose style is insouciant, his manner whimsical, and he gives every indication of having lots of fun., [This] remarkable new book...brings a reader into immediate and unmistakable contact with an uncommon mind. The clarity of [Nozick's] style mirrors the lucidity of his thought...This is a major book., An important book...[Nozick is] a philosopher who is answering the questions posed by such philosophers as Kierkegaard, Sartre, Marcel and Buber with the aid of tools produced by such very different philosophers as W. V. Quine, Saul Kripke and Hilary Putnam...[He displays a] striking and imaginative originality. For he does nothing less than propose a new way of doing philosophy...Perhaps one good way for the serious general reader to attack this often difficult but always rewarding book would be to begin at the end. First read the fine last chapter on 'Philosophy and the Meaning of Life'...It should then be very clear why it is important for you, whoever you are, to go back and read the rest of this book., This "remarkable new book...brings a reader into immediate and unmistakable contact with an uncommon mind. The clarity of [Nozick's] style mirrors the lucidity of his thought...This is a major book.
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
191
Table Of Content
Introduction Coercive Philosophy Philosophical Explanations Status of the Hypotheses Explanation versus Proof Philosophical Pluralism METAPHYSICS 1. The Identity of the Self I. Personal Identity Through Time The Closest Continuer Theory The Theory Applied Overlap Structuring Philosophical Concepts Problem Cases Ties and Caring II. Reflexivity Reflexive Self-Reference Essence as a Self How is Reflexive Self-Knowledge Possible? Classification and Entification Self-Synthesis What Synthesis Explains Unities and Wholes The Self-Conception of the Self Reflexive Caring An Ontologically Solid Self? 2. Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing? Explaining Everything Inegalitarian Theories Egalitarianism Fecundity Fecundity and Self-Subsumption Ultimacy The Principle of Sufficient Reason How Are Laws Possible? Beyond Mystical Experience EPISTEMOLOGY 3. Knowledge and Skepticism I. Knowledge Conditions for Knowledge Ways and Methods Knowledge of Necessities Cases and Complications II. Skepticism Skeptical Possibilities Skeptical Results Nonclosure Skepticism and the Conditions for Knowledge Narrower Skepticisms Details of Nonclosure Proof and the Transmission of Knowledge Skepticism Revisited Knowing That One Knows III. Evidence The Evidential Connection Evidence Based on Probability Inference Based on Probability The Contingency of the Evidential Tie Is There Evidence for Skepticism? Knowledge, Evidence, and Justification Evidence for the Evidential Relation How the Regress Stops Knowing Inside Out What's So Special about Knowledge? VALUE 4. Free Will I. Choice and Indeterminism Weigh(t)ing Reasons Nonrandom Weighting Understanding and Explaining Free Choices Could One Have Bestowed Otherwise? Why Free Will, and How Is Free Will Valuable? II. Deteminism and Aligning with Value Tracking Bestness How the Tracking Is Mediated How Illuminating Is the Parallel? Does Neurophysiological Reduction Undercut Tracking? Does Sociobiology Undercut Tracking? Acts in Equilibrium Self-choosing III. Retributive Punishment A Framework for Retribution A Rationale Is Needed Retribution and Revenge The Message of Retribution Connecting with Correct Values The Act Requirement Flouting Correct Values Retributive Contours More on the r x H Structure Offenders and the Law Determinism and Punishment 5. Foundations of Ethics I. Ethical Push Glaucon's Challenge Inconsistency and Motivation The Moral Benefit Leading the Most Valuable Life Intrinsic Value Degree of Organic Unity Value as Degree of Organic Unity The Structure of Value <br
Synopsis
In this highly original work, Robert Nozick develops new views on philosophy's central topics and weaves them into a unified philosophical perspective. It is many years since a major work in English has ranged so widely over philosophy's fundamental concerns: the identity of the self, knowledge and skepticism, free will, the question of why there is something rather than nothing, the foundations of ethics, the meaning of life. Writing in a distinctive and personal philosophical voice, Mr. Nozick presents a new mode of philosophizing. In place of the usual semi-coercive philosophical goals of proof, of forcing people to accept conclusions, this book seeks philosophical explanations and understanding, and thereby stays truer to the original motivations for being interested in philosophy. Combining new concepts, daring hypotheses, rigorous reasoning, and playful exploration, the book exemplifies how philosophy can be part of the humanities.
LC Classification Number
B53.N7

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